Quiz on Classical Period | Nuts about Arts

#1. List the instruments which were used by the Classical period orchestra.

first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, piano, and two timpani.

First and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two trumpets, and two timpani.

first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two trumpets, and piano

first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two harps and two timpani.

#2. When was Classical period?

Around 1630 - 1720

Around 1730 and 1820.

Around 1780 - 1880

Around 1800 and 1900

#3. Name an instrument which was invented during the Classical period and was soon added to the orchestra.

Harp

Harpsichord

Clarinet

Drum

#4. Who became completely deaf by the age of 40?

Muzio Clementi

Franz Joseph Haydn

Ludwig van Beethoven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

#5. Name a Classical piece by Beethoven which explored the natural world through purely symphonic music.

Moonlight Sonata

A Song of Joy

Pastoral Symphony

Choral Fantasy

#6. Select the group with only Classical period composers.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann, Edvard Grieg

Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms

John Williams, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, John Mayer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn

#7. Name a prominent Classical period composer who composed at the age of five.

Franz Schubert

Ludwig van Beethoven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Joseph Haydn

#8. What are the features of Classical period music?

Thin textures, very rhythmic character and repetitive quality

Unconventional meters, use of altered and extended chords, fragmented melodies and experimental.

Emphasis on elegance and balance, short well-balanced melodies, simple diatonic harmony, homophonic textures with contrasting moods.

Song-like melodies (lyrical), many chromatic harmonies and discords, dramatic contrasts of dynamics and pitch.

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